Category: Nursing

50% of new nurses plan on transitioning out of field to pursue side hustle: Survey

A survey of more than 1,300 U.S. nurses found about 50 percent have side hustles outside of nursing to earn extra income — and many of them plan on making side gigs their full-time job, according to newly released findings from staffing platform Connec…

New NCLEX format shows positive results for first-time exam takers

Between January and June, NCLEX pass rates increased for both licensed practical and vocational nurse candidates, according to second quarter results of 2023 pass rates across the U.S., released Aug. 3 by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

Immigrant nurses have more 'human capital' but forced to work their way up: Study

International nurses have more human capital than American-born nurses yet often get the worst jobs, according to a study by researchers at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University.

Nursing schools, hospitals don't agree on how to solve nurse shortages

The nursing shortage is like an endless domino effect of the worst kind, with existing staffing issues and burnout driving more and more nurses to cut their hours or leave the industry entirely. All stakeholders want to solve the problem, but hospitals…

Michigan woman charged with posing as nurse for 3rd time

A Michigan woman was charged with identity theft after posing as a licensed nurse at a hospice facility.

Meet the chief nursing officers at US News' 2023-2024 honor roll hospitals

Twenty-two hospitals were named to U.S. News & World Report 2023-24 Best Regional Hospitals Honor Roll Aug. 1. 

The 10 top-earning nursing jobs

Certified registered nurse anesthetist and geriatric nurse practitioner are the top-earning nurse professional positions, according to 2023 rankings by Nursing Process.

$12M gift to double nurse scholars at Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic has received more than $12 million from the Howley Foundation, a gift that will double the number of nurse scholars this fall. 

The inadvertent harm of nurse resiliency — and how leaders can help

Nurses may be the first people to use the old airline advice about putting one’s own oxygen mask on before helping others. 

The future of healthcare will require 'change leadership'; are nurse execs ready?

While reiterating that hospitals continue to remain in a “state of recovery” even months after the official end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, CEO of the American Organization of Nursing Leaders, said healthcare has rou…